Mortification Definition & Meaning
mortification
- noun
- strong feelings of embarrassment
- the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
- an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another"
- (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)
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"corporal mortification"
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"dr waters debugger mortification"
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"define corporal mortification"
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